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The leader of the Black Lives Matte r New York City chapter on Monday turned himself in amid allegations of assaulting a Black man during a political rally last week – while speaking about the "Black faces of systemic oppression" and comparing himself to Martin Luther King Jr.

Hawk Newsome was spotted in Harlem as he sought to surrender to authorities, the New York Post reported.

He is accused of punching Manhattan Democratic District Leader William Allen as the protest descended into chaos Friday afternoon, sources told the newspaper.

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Newsome was with several activists when they swarmed Councilman Yusef Salaam’s Harlem office to o

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